Stages acc. for practice only
This is a keyboard reduction of the score of ‘Stages SATB’ STAGES_60
Category: Pilgrimage
Jesus, as you travelled
An unfolding of the Parable of the Good Samaritan. Jesus, as you travelled (midi)
Lord of life’s journey
*** At the request of the Church Council, and in the presence of the Bishop of Derby, St Thomas’ Church, Peartree was officially closed in October 2011. This hymn, composed to the music that set a hymn written for the centenary of the foundation Read More …
O Hidden Source of love
*** At the heart of this hymn is a simple prayer to be spiritually refreshed. O Hidden Source of love.midi COMMENTARY The words of this hymn are discursive, but the hymn as a whole is a simple prayer. In essence, Read More …
Do not let your hearts be troubled
A versification and setting of words from John chapter 14. I realized that the opening sentence of John 14 fits beautifully to the first line of music in a much-loved Welsh lullaby Suo Gân (though the lullaby has two phrases to a Read More …
Life, life, eternal life!
*** This was written to be the theme-song for a Children’s Holiday Club at St Thomas’ Derby. It is a simple summary of Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress. Though plainly a song, the piece is suitable as a hymn for all-age worship. [pdf-embedder url=”http://www.dougconstablehymns.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Life-life-eternal-life-1.pdf
O God of Bethel
** This setting was composed for a musical presentation at Lee Abbey about the Book of Ruth. It depicts the weary journey to her home in Bethlehem of widowed Naomi, and of Ruth, her Moabite daughter-in-law, also widowed.
Through the night of doubt and sorrow
I set this wonderful text as part of the Nativity Tableau ‘Wrestling with Christ’ at Lee Abbey in 1974. The music starts begins with an intentionally gloomy feel, reflecting the mood of the words. The climaxing second half evokes the Read More …
O Lord, we long to see thy face
** A team of us went from Lee Abbey to take part in a Mission in the Parish of Holy Epiphany, BourneMOUTH. We offered a presentation that included a dramatization of St Thomas’ experience of Christ’s resurrection. This setting of Ralph PEACEY’s Read More …